The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-08-04
THE EAST END.
Items of Interest From Alliance and There
about.


Mrs. Daniel Peterson has returned
home.
Miss j. B. Stanley Is suffering with
an attack Of asthma.
George West. who had plain drunk
and fight the other night, got $l8 and
some sound advice.
Lafe Wonders hiss purchased Ruth's
Insurance Agency, and will occupy
rooms in his own building In the old
Opera Block.
Mrs. D. N. Hunter, Mrs. M. G. PEN
mock, Misses Nav BOyCe, Lyde Cole
stock and Laura Frost left for three
weeks stay at Chautauqus.
The ConcOrdia German Singing SoGi.
clety went TO Chris Brings, near Stras.
burg on Saturday night, and had real
good German time, dancing, &c.
Howard Barnaby, son of Luther Bar
naby, of Washington township, died In
Indiana, and was brought home Monday
for interlnent. he was fifty years old
and leaves a wife AID two children.
The P. R. R. park is progressing 6Oely,
and will be an ornament 10 the grounds
at this place. Ii will be an ogsia IN the
usual desert of cinde-s and limestone
that usually pledomtnate at such places
hit. Uaiou Ia Q1iet again after c1m
mencema~". The Dum )tr Of graduate,
was large. The President resigned on
q salary, and .ow all is serene as q
June morning, wi h the mercury at SO
in the shade.
Emancipation day was duly observed
by the cOlOred people Monday. They
came in on ,Tly trains In the morning
and repaired TO Rockhills grove, where
they had addresses aud Rmusements OF
various kinds. They know how to en
Joy themselves and made the most OF It,
Some Of them took on some prohibition
"boozs, but generally, theywere order
ly and we'll behaved,
Special election Tuesday to elect city
marshal resulted In the election of
Hiram HarfZaIl. The vote on the repeal
of the prohibitnrY ordinance resulted In
q majority Of 224 oppose to repeal. This
Is loss Of 131 votes from last years
vote, and is accounted for on various
eupDOsitiOns, among which are change
of sentiment, wish to rebuEe the
Cffi,iOusuess of some parties prominent
ia the temperance movement and 20 re-
bUke the threatened boycott. The aC
tiVlty of Cne particular man, minister,
!s Ghargeable with change of 50 votes.
The discuss Ons at the temperance
meetings the last week, were character
lied, eaTnestness, raahness, and in some
cases fanaticIsm. The writer fails to
see the necessity of going out Of the
way CT exact truth In discussing ques-
tlOns Of this nature. Zone instance will
suffice to show the means taken to
obtain results favorable to the prohibi-
tion cause, whether the people will or
not. On Sunday afternoon meeting
was held In the Methodist church, and
q committee of women appointed to see
all the business men, on Monday, find
how they would vote, and unless they
give favorable answer to gently bint
a boycott. The boycott is a glorious
means Of coercion, when society ssViOrs
can use 1t with impunity; bnt how
quickly 1t develops into a conspiracy
when Us,d by some Door workingmen,
to secure the rights that have been
denied them. Does cause deserve TO
succeed that resorts to such meansp A
women's parade and mass meeting was
held on the street Monday evening was
addressed by he stumpars Of the weeks
campaign. The verdict Of mary here
tofOre temperance men, is that more
damage than good was done by the meet
ings during the week.